{"id":8678,"date":"2025-11-04T23:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=8678"},"modified":"2025-11-04T23:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:29:17","slug":"europes-powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launches-sentinel-1d-earth-observation-satellite-to-orbit-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=8678","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"23ebe311-487b-4886-bb70-44ba32b9d23e\">Europe&#8217;s Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket took to the skies for the fourth time ever today (Nov. 4).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">An <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch\"><u>Ariane 6<\/u><\/a> lifted off from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/33949-guiana-space-center.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/33949-guiana-space-center.html\"><u>Europe&#8217;s Spaceport<\/u><\/a> in Kourou, French Guiana today at 4:02 p.m. EST (2102 GMT; 6:02 p.m. local time in Kourou), carrying the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/low-earth-orbit\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/low-earth-orbit\"><u>low Earth orbit<\/u><\/a> (LEO).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The Ariane 6 deployed Sentinel-1D about 33.5 minutes after liftoff today as planned, at an altitude of 440 miles (708 kilometers).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"afc51de8-a764-40fb-b9f0-87b0b6e2fd19\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1993px\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">An Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket launches the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite from French Guiana on Nov. 4, 2025. <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Arianespace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"d24811a6-5723-4f19-baa8-f6cc3f9de480\">The Ariane 6 is the successor to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/40551-ariane-5-rocket.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/40551-ariane-5-rocket.html\"><u>Ariane 5<\/u><\/a>, which <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/ariane-5-rocket-final-launch-success\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/ariane-5-rocket-final-launch-success\"><u>retired in July 2023<\/u><\/a> after 27 years of service. The new rocket debuted with a checkered <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch\"><u>July 2024 test flight<\/u><\/a>, then followed that up with two fully successful operational launches, in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-second-launch-cso-3-french-spy-satellite\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-second-launch-cso-3-french-spy-satellite\"><u>March<\/u><\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-third-launch-metop-sga1\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-third-launch-metop-sga1\"><u>August<\/u><\/a> of this year.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\" \/>\n<p id=\"d24811a6-5723-4f19-baa8-f6cc3f9de480-1\">Ariane 6 made it three in a row today with the launch of Sentinel-1D, which is part of the European Union&#8217;s Copernicus Earth-observation program.<\/p>\n<p>The Sentinel-1 series of satellites capture detailed radar imagery of Earth, &#8220;performing in all weathers, day and night,&#8221; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22562-european-space-agency.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22562-european-space-agency.html\"><u>European Space Agency<\/u><\/a> (ESA) officials wrote in a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Applications\/Observing_the_Earth\/Copernicus\/Sentinel-1\/Watch_live_Sentinel-1D_launch_on_Ariane_6\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Applications\/Observing_the_Earth\/Copernicus\/Sentinel-1\/Watch_live_Sentinel-1D_launch_on_Ariane_6\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><u>Sentinel-1D mission description<\/u><\/a>. &#8220;This service is vital for disaster response teams, environmental agencies, maritime authorities, climate scientists \u2014 and other users who depend on frequent updates of critical data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Three Sentinel-1 satellites had launched before today, and two of those remain operational (Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1C). Sentinel-1D will replace Sentinel-1A, which has been eyeing Earth from orbit for 11 years \u2014 well beyond its planned operational lifetime, according to ESA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-fDbEAaz3DejLotyUH8AgY3\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-fDbEAaz3DejLotyUH8AgY3 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\" \/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Sentinel-1D satellite will work in tandem with Sentinel-1C to generate timely data,&#8221; agency officials wrote in the description. &#8220;Both satellites have a C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument on board, which captures high-resolution imagery of Earth&#8217;s surface. They are also equipped with Automatic Identification System (AIS) instruments to improve detection and tracking of ships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"80f051ba-daab-43f0-9836-ce899da24abe\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1910px\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.23%\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a white rocket climbs into a blue sky\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/drvDvve5YayM8emUZZgkMH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/drvDvve5YayM8emUZZgkMH.jpg\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The Ariane 6 rises into the sky on Nov. 4, 2025. <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Arianespace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"4c3421ec-0a16-4377-a7bc-b06d12b32a69\">Today&#8217;s launch was Europe&#8217;s fifth orbital mission of 2025. In addition to the three Ariane 6 flights, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/european-vega-c-rocket-launches-co2-mapping-satellite-and-4-earth-observation-spacecraft\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/european-vega-c-rocket-launches-co2-mapping-satellite-and-4-earth-observation-spacecraft\"><u>Vega C<\/u><\/a> smallsat launcher \u2014 which, like the Arianespace, is operated by the France-based company Arianespace \u2014 has aced two missions so far this year, in April and July.<\/p>\n<p>For context, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\"><u>SpaceX<\/u><\/a> has launched 140 missions of its workhorse <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\"><u>Falcon 9<\/u><\/a> rocket in 2025. More than 70% of those flights have been devoted to building out the company&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-satellites.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-satellites.html\"><u>Starlink<\/u><\/a> megaconstellation in LEO.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong><\/em><em> This story was updated at 1:14 p.m. ET on Nov. 5 with news of successful liftoff, then again at 1:39 p.m. ET with news of satellite deployment.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/europe-ariane-6-fourth-launch-sentinel-1d\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe&#8217;s Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket took to the skies for the fourth time ever today (Nov. 4). An Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe&#8217;s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today at 4:02 p.m. EST (2102 GMT; 6:02 p.m. local time in Kourou), carrying the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to low Earth orbit (LEO). 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